A Healthy You: Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle

Cindy Gates RD, LD, CWC, CLT

March is National Nutrition Month and everyone is encouraged to bite into a healthy lifestyle.

There is no one food, drink, or pill that is the key to achieving optimal health.  A person's overall daily routine is what is most important. This is why, as part of National Nutrition Month, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics urges everyone to "Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle."

This year's theme gives consumers an easy reminder that achieving optimal nutrition is not about a specific food or time or year, but rather a life-long commitment that leaves plenty of time for the foods and activities that we love.

Carrot Fries

French Fries? Forget them and try these for more antioxidants and fewer calories ! They're supper easy to make too.

Ingredients

1 pound carrots

Cooking Spray

Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

2) Peel the carrots and cut them into strips about  1/4 inch thick and a few inches long.

3) Coat a baking pan with cooking spray and spread the carrots onto it. Sprinkle with a little salt or pepper.

4) Bake 15 minutes. Flip them over and coat them with a bit more cooking spray, salt and pepper and bake another 15 minutes until slightly browned.

Nutrition Information

Serving size: 1/4 recipe, 25 calories, 0 gm fat, 3 gm fiber